Acadia Adventure

Before we went on our adventure to Acadia National Park Jess went online to see about he Beehive Trail we were going to climb. All I heard her say was that the the climb was >8 of a mile each way and strenuous. After having hiked the 9.5 mile trail at Gulf Hagus I thought it was probably about the same intensity. When we got to the parking area I could see specks like ants on the side of a cliff as in the picture above and said to my son. "That's not where we're going is it?" and he said "No!" We then entered the woods and ascended a rather steep trail like the ones at Gulf Hagus that made my heart go thump thump thump until we came to the point where we could see that indeed we were heading up that cliff. That picture is also above. I think the looks were kind of like are they nuts, mixed with are we nuts. maybe others had different thoughts but I do know that was some of mine. I was encouraged onward but not ultreya, and found myself on some complete vertical climbs with metal ladders fixed into the side of the stone walls, and metal bridges to walk across, my arms are tight today not just my legs like at Gulf Hagus. Again some of those pictures are above. We passed people along the way. This trail was very busy not like Gulf Hagus where we saw almost no one, and I could see the looks in their eyes as they looked at me. It was that kind of what in the world are you doing up here look. You see I didn't see anyone that looked like me except on the easier path we took going down. But I did it. I really did it. The other picture is three generations of Boynton's on the top of the Beehive.

We have done some adventures on this trip to Maine. Things we would not have done with Marsha along although she would have cheered for us if we had taken her along. It is a wonderful world that God has given us and I'm glad to have seen some new parts of it. As I was climbing one of the ongoing things that was happening was the song lyric, "And we're climbing the stairway to heaven." I don't think I'll have to work to get there in reality but the song made great company on the walk, and maybe I was thinking that if I fell this would be the stairway leading to heaven. Enjoyed the day now it's off to church time. Have a blessed Lord's day.